LIRCMD(8)
NAME
lircmd - translates infrared signals into mouse events
SYNOPSIS
lircmd [options] [config-file]
DESCRIPTION
This daemon can simulate a MouseSystems, IntelliMouse or IMPS/2 type
mouse. It gets the received buttons from lircd and converts them to
mouse events. To make this possible, lircmd needs a config file located
in /etc/lircmd.conf. In this file you have to determine which button
from which remote causes a mouse move or a mouse button click.
- -h --help
- display this message
- -v --version
- display version
- -n --nodaemon
- don't fork to background
OPTIONS
If you provide the --nodaemon option lircmd won't fork to background.
FILES
lircmd will use syslogd to output error messages. It depends on your
system configuration where they will show up.
DAEMONS
lircd(8) and lircmd are daemons. You should start them in some init script depending on your system. There are some example scripts for different distributions in the contrib directory. lircmd has to be started after lircd(8) as it connects to the socket lircd(8) provides.
If you start lircd(8) or lircmd from your shell prompt you will usually
get back immediately to the prompt. Often people think that the program
has died. But this is not an error. lircd(8) and lircmd are daemons.
Daemons always run in background.
SEE ALSO
- The documentation for lirc is maintained as html pages. They are
located under html/ in the documentation directory.